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@thomastheorem - Those keep coming up on Reddit (which actually has a really helpful T1D community!), and a lot of people have been getting them. I might find the idea more tempting myself, if it weren't for the fact that first responders apparently aren't usually trained to look for medical tattoos right away? Unlike with jewelry.

Tattooing does seem like a pretty good idea for permanent conditions like diabetes, though. It's not like you're going to lose a tattoo, at least without some kind of horrible accident. 😵

I guess some diabetics might have trouble healing tattoos on their arms/torso, especially if their blood sugar has been out of control for a while. I didn't want to risk getting any new ink when mine wasn't being treated properly. And I'm still hesitant about the lower legs anymore, with some circulation problems as a lasting complication. ☹

21.) What do I love most about myself?

So this is gonna be hard to explain haha, but I appreciate that I'm opinionated and don't back down when something matters to me. Not to say I'm stubborn (though I mean, I kinda am haha...) but I mean if I believe in something or think something should be a certain way, and it is something that I really care about, I've always been proud of the fact that I stand up for myself or for others. Whether it was defending friends from bullies in school or telling off my family members for using racial slurs, I have always been proud that I'm resolute and don't back down.

Waist Up commission for @thomastheorem!!

Thomas Theorem

Two examples of the theorem involving the social construct, race:

The National Women’s Law Center states that “black women are three to four times more likely than white women to die from complications during pregnancy or childbirth.” This is nothing new and the number of deaths is only rising. Affecting black people’s health care, doctors’ “implicit racial bias” – like the notion that black women are loud and complain – result in less time spent on black patients as well as underestimating said patients pain. An example that came to light would be the experience of Serena Williams. Her providers ignored her breathing/lung concerns by excusing it as the medication. She had to constantly insist to receive proper care which ultimately saved her life. Her experience is similar to that of many black women today. Biases are interwoven in everyday life, affecting all aspects of people’s lives.

While attempting to break stereotypes, people will sometimes become them, or conform to them rather. Black people, or other demographic groups, may be themselves; however, stereotypes are held over their heads. Making an effort to battle those stereotypes, they can, in the process, begin to embody them. For example, there is a notion the black people, especially poor or those in urban settings, are not intelligent and are simply bad. Many cases involve, young black students trying their hardest to study and work hard while still just being kids. A small research study showed that  "Black students experience more suspensions, expulsions, and disciplinary actions than white students, even for exactly the same behavior," This can then begin to be interpreted by not only onlookers, but also the students themselves as being intolerable, and “bad”.

Sources:

Black Women and Childbirth - https://nwlc.org/blog/racism-in-health-care-for-black-women-who-become-pregnant-its-a-matter-of-life-and-death/

This picture shows examples of the Thomas theorem. Two examples are hair and intelligence in black people.

It has been thought that if someone has straighter hair then they are more attractive and have white mixed in them.